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By Asiri on March 19th, 2009 | No Comments
Medical examiner: Autopsy results show actress died of blunt impact to the head.Jane Seymour and others have fond memories of the dead actress.Doctors differ on whether early medical attention could have spared the actress.Party loving Kate Moss lets it all hang out in a black tuxedo top.High-profile ski accidents raise safety questions but numbers remain stable.Click here to see who added some layers to her signature hairstyle.“Project Runway” finalist Kenley Collins gets cuffed for flinging cat at fiance.What some stars would have chosen as a career, had they not hit the big screen.
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By Asiri on March 19th, 2009 | No Comments
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After six years and more than 4,000 U.S. casualties, the Iraq war finally has moved into America’s outbox of problems, but the Pentagon still won’t say the war is won.
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House OKs Bonus Tax
Lawmakers vote to slap heavy taxes on bonuses at AIG and other companies receiving bailouts
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Obama Risks Wrong Tone on Leno
Obama makes first late-night appearance by a president, amid economic crisis — is his comedic timing off?
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Nuns Fall for ‘Refugee’ Rip-Off
Feds say a Chicago couple posing as Kenyan refugees scammed more than $800,000 from Wisconsin nuns
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Payback Time? House Approves Bonus TaxBy Asiri on March 19th, 2009 | No Comments
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Fritzl ConvictedBy Asiri on March 19th, 2009 | No Comments
Josef Fritzl found guilty of all charges in Austrian incest trial, gets life in prison
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Major Drug Arrest
Mexico captures son of notorious drug lord Ismael Zambada in a blow to the nation’s most powerful cartel

Gaza Abuse Probe
Israeli military investigates claims that soldiers killed civilians in recent Gaza war
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You’re Fired! Now Come Back — Freelancing for Your Ex-EmployerBy Asiri on March 19th, 2009 | No Comments
The pros and cons of freelancing for the employer who laid you off.
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Bars for Bernie
Madoff will stay in jail after judges delay decision on bid for release on bail
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Reports: Stallworth Drunk
Miami media reports blood tests show Cleveland Browns’ Donte Stallworth was driving drunk when he struck, killed man

Fire Trucks Collide
Nine firefighters were injured, one seriously, when two Philadelphia fire trucks collided on the way to a call
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Geithner defends action on bonuses
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told CNN his department asked Sen. Christopher Dodd to include a loophole in the stimulus bill that allowed bailed-out insurance giant AIG to keep some of its bonuses. In an interview with Ali Velshi, Geithner said the Treasury was concerned the government would face lawsuits if contracts were breached for the bonuses. full story
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US lawmakers vote for bonus taxBy Asiri on March 19th, 2009 | No Comments

The US House of Representatives approves a 90% tax on bonuses from bailed-out firms, in a vote hailed by President Obama.
The Austrian man who locked his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathered her seven children, Joseph Fritzl, is jailed for life.
Three million French people have joined street protests against the country’s economic policies, unions claim.




FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Why women in Afghanistan turn to self-immolation
How Obama’s stimulus could help Mississippi
The most striking images from around the world
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Iraq War 6 Years Later: Success But No ‘Victory’By Asiri on March 19th, 2009 | No Comments
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North Korea ‘holds US reporters’By Asiri on March 19th, 2009 | No Comments

North Korean troops have reportedly arrested two American journalists near a river on the border with China.
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake south-east of Tonga triggers a South Pacific tsunami, but there are no initial reports of damage.
A new fuel has reduced petrol-sniffing in Aboriginal communities in Australia’s central desert area, officials say.
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Can one man’s story help heal history’s scars?
A glimpse of life on the Chinese border with North Korea
Why Australia’s female politicians try not to be

















































